we're all turning 50 reunion!

i was away in maryland for the weekend.

i headed back to my hometown for a

"let's all celebrate turning 50 party"

with my favorite high school buddies.

 the best choice of friends to celebrate momentous bdays with, hands down!

three of my high school buds live here in colorado,

so we headed back east together,

first congregating at the house of 

my jr. & sr. high school bff, 

steph

in annapolis, md

forever the gracious hostess, her "spa" home was filled with delicious eats

and gorgeous flowers like this bowl of pearly hydrangeas displayed 

on a distressed, copper tabletop.

after heartfelt hugs, incessant chatter and continuous catch-ups,

we headed to potomac, our 'hood and our alma mater.......

winston churchill high school

memories........

finding the front doors unlocked, we couldn't resist a wander through the halls

of our newly renovated high school commenting on all 

the amazing updates and fancy additions.

we found the gym and were elated to discover that they had preserved the original

wood floors complete with our beloved mascot

churchill, the bulldog!

i remember leading many a cheer right here.

just look at these gorgeous 1979 graduates,

 even if we do say so ourselves.....

ruth, sitting next to me, and i have been friends since we were 6 years old.

next stop....

the party!

at the beautiful home of our classmate and extraordinary father

kenny kramm

and his 

amazing wife

shelley kramm

i truly suggest taking a minute to check out these links.

bruce, buddy & dave

winston churchill class of '79 bulldog studs.

nancy, buddy, liz, dave, liz again

ruth, stephanie, liz again.

buddy, diane, dave, liz again, kathy, andrea, bruce, john

me, ruth, buddy, john, andrea, nancy, bruce, steph, liz, dave, diane, kenny, kathy, brian, jamie

we loved being altogether again!!

so much so, the party lasted past 2:00 am!

guys, we're no spring chickens anymore!

we're going to feel this one.

i love you all.

september 11, 2011

the next morning, 

(after putting on our cute sandals) 

we headed to rockville, md.

we have a classmate who died on september 11, 2001

and we wanted to remember and acknowledge

our friend, todd reuben

on this, the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy.

a memorial garden was erected at courthouse square

with benches for the 11 residents of 

montgomery county who died that day.

todd's memorial bench

courthouse square memorial garden

later in the afternoon, john and andrea invited us over 

to their gorgeous house in rural maryland.

liz gasps, "is this monticello?"  

with the classic maryland views of rolling, green hills.

thanks andrea and john for graciously opening your lovely home to us all.

with this wonderful weekend coming to a close, 

we made our way back to annapolis.

stephanie made reservations for us, her landlocked colorado friends,

to enjoy a divine seafood dinner on the water.

thank you my dear, dear friends.

i truly enjoyed every minute of our time together and appreciate what amazing

women and men you have each become.  

I acknowledge how you have touched my life for good, all through the years.